Gidget

1959 95 min ★ 6.0 Comedy, Romance

Due to an accident while swimming in the sea, Francis meets the surfer Moondoggie. She's fascinated with his sport and starts to hang out with his clique. Although they make fun of her at first, they teach her to surf and soon she's accepted and given the nickname "Gidget". But it's hard work to become more than a friend to Moondoggie.

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Cast

Sandra Dee

Gidget

James Darren

Moondoggie

Cliff Robertson

The Big Kahuna

Arthur O'Connell

Russell Lawrence

Mary LaRoche

Mrs. Dorothy Lawrence

Joby Baker

Stinky

Tom Laughlin

Lover Boy

Sue George

Betty Louise aka B.L.

Robert Ellis

Hot Shot

Jo Morrow

Mary Lou

Details

Director

Paul Wendkos

Screenplay

Gabrielle Upton

Tagline

"Watch out Brigitte...here comes Gidget!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Revenue

$1,500,000

Production

Columbia Pictures

Reviews

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Wuchak

May 27, 2018

★ 8/10

The first beach flick with surprising mindfood minus the goofiness RELEASED IN 1959 and directed by Paul Wendkos, "Gidget” is a beach drama about a 16 year-old tomboyish girl (Sandra Dee) who gravitates toward a group of surfing males in Southern Cal, specifically Malibu. Kahuna (Cliff Robertson), a surf “bum” and leader of the group, becomes her figurative big brother as she tries to attract t...